Effelsberg Radio Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Effelsberg_Radio_Telescope
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:antennaType parabolic reflector
gptkbp:built 1968-1971
gptkbp:coordinates 50°31′28″N 6°53′00″E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:diameter 100 meters
gptkbp:elevation 319 meters
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Max_Planck_Society
gptkbp:hasSurfaceAccuracy 0.5 mm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Effelsberg Radio Telescope
gptkbp:inaugurated 1972
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bad_Münstereifel,_North_Rhine-Westphalia,_Germany
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest fully steerable radio telescopes in the world
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Radio_Astronomy
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Max_Planck_Society
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:European_VLBI_Network
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Stockert_Radio_Telescope
gptkbp:type fully steerable radio telescope
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:VLBI_(Very_Long_Baseline_Interferometry)
radio astronomy
pulsar observations
galactic and extragalactic research
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 300 MHz to 96 GHz
gptkbp:website https://www.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de/effelsberg
gptkbp:weight 3200 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_VLBI_Network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4